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Application opens on January 19th at 5pm. Apply Now.
We represent Detroit in all civil actions.
Established by the Detroit City Charter, the Law Department is an independent agency that represents the interests of the City of Detroit as a corporate body. The Department is headed by the Corporation Counsel, whose mission is to provide a variety of legal services to the City, its elected officials, departments, agencies, offices, commissions, and boards, as well as its individual employees, in their official capacity. The Department has dozens of attorneys, specialized in various areas, who provide: legal advice, opinions, and counsel to clients; defend all legal actions against the City; prosecute violations of State law and/or City Ordinances on behalf of the people of the City of Detroit; and assist in drafting City ordinances and other legal instruments, including all transactional and contractual documents which would legally bind the City.
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Law Department Organizational Chart
City of Detroit Records Management Policy
Recovered Make Your Date Emails Combined
State Licensing Activity for Detroit Marihuana Facilities
Medical Marijuana Zoning Ord
Medical Marijuana Licensing Ordinance
EMS Division, Detroit Fire Department, Authorization to Use and Disclose Specific Protected Health Information (Legal Representative)
Information on how to get a criminal record cleared.
Detroit Corporation Counsel Lawrence García Announces Posting of Recovered MYD Emails
Information about blight tickets, including how to submit or dispute a blight ticket.
The Claims Section investigates and attempts to resolve claims filed against the City of Detroit
Information about FOIA requests and how to submit them to the city of Detroit
Overview of how to submit police FOIA requests and how they are handled by city of Detroit.
Overview of how to submit non-routine or complex police FOIA requests and how they are handled by city of Detroit.
Summary of how to submit non-police FOIA requests and how they are handled by the city of Detroit.
Police Claim Information
City of Detroit orders and ordinances